diff --git a/backend/src/routes/api/staff.js b/backend/src/routes/api/staff.js
index f53faece..9a6dde97 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/api/staff.js
+++ b/backend/src/routes/api/staff.js
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 import { Router } from "express";
 import retrieveAuthorisedStaffList from "../../db/daos/staffDao";
-import AccessLevel from "../../../../frontend/src/enums/route.access.level";
 
 const router = Router();
 const HTTP_OK = 200;
 
+const AccessLevel = {
+  STAFF: "staff",
+  USER: "user"
+}
+
 // retrieve all authorised staff users
 router.get("/:firebaseID", async (req, res) => {
   const staff = await retrieveAuthorisedStaffList(req.params.firebaseID);